Intermediate Intraseasonal Variability in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean: Meridional Distribution of Equatorial Rossby Waves Influenced by a Tilted Boundary

• Published in: Journal of physical oceanography Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 921 - 933
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhixiang, Pratt, Larry J., Wang, Fan, Wang, Jianing, Tan, Shuwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Baroclinic mode; Barotropic mode; Fluid dynamics; General circulation models; Group velocity; Kinetic energy; Meridional distribution; Mooring; Ocean circulation; Phase velocity; Physical simulation; Planetary waves; Rossby waves; Seasonal variations; Shallow water; Time series; Topography; Tropical climate; Variability; Velocity; Pacific Ocean

Intermediate-depth intraseasonal variability (ISV) at a 20–90-day period, as detected in velocity measurements from seven subsurface moorings in the tropical western Pacific, is interpreted in terms of equatorial Rossby waves. The moorings were deployed between 0° and 7.5°N along 142°E from Septembe...